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General and Multidisciplinary
American doctoral dissertations.
ALEXANDER REF Z5053.I5 [1963-1994]
DOUGLASS: REF Z5053.I5 [1963-1979]
For earlier years see Index to American doctoral dissertations.
Canadian theses.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.C2O883 [1947-1980]
Comprehensive dissertation index.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M512 [1861-1982]
DANA REF Z5053.U539 et.seq. [1861-1988]
LSM REF Z5055.U5A521 [1973-1987]
Deutsche bibliographie: Hochschulschriften-Verzeichnis.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.G39F7 [1972-1990]
For later years see Deutsche Nationalbibliographie und bibliographie der im Ausland erschienenen deutschsprachigen Veröffentlichungen.
Deutsche Nationalbibliographie und bibliographie der im Ausland erschienenen deutschsprachigen Veröffentlichungen. Reihe H, Hochschulschriften.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.G39F71 [1991-1995]
For earlier years see Deutsche bibliographie: Hochschulschriften-Verzeichnis.
Dissertation abstracts.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511 [1952-1966]
For earlier years see Microfilm abstracts.
For later years see by discipline below.
Dissertation abstracts international. C, European abstracts.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511C [1976-1994]
Doctoral dissertations accepted by American universities.
ALEXANDER REF Z5053.D637 [1933-1955]
CAMDEN STACKS Z5055.U49D6 [1937-1955]
DOUGLASS REF Z5053.U5D659 [1933-1955]
For later years see Index to American doctoral dissertations.
Guide to theses and dissertations: an international bibliography of bibliographies. Michael M. Reynolds. Rev. and enl. ed.
Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1985.
ALEXANDER REF Z5053.A1R49 1985
Index to American doctoral dissertations.
ALEXANDER REF Z5053.I5 [1955-1963]
DOUGLASS REF Z5053.I5 [1955-1963]
For earlier years see Doctoral dissertations accepted by American universities.
For later years see American doctoral dissertations.
Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.G69A8 [1967-1986]
DANA REF Z5055.G69A8 [1967-1971]
For earlier years see Index to theses accepted for higher degrees in the universities of Great Britain and Ireland.
For later years see Index to theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
Index to theses accepted for higher degrees in the universities of Great Britain and Ireland.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.G69A8 [1950-1967]
DANA REF Z5055.G69A8 [1965-1967]
For later years see Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
Index to theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.G69A8 [1986-1990]
For earlier years see Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
Masters abstracts.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.U4M3 [1962-1985]
DANA REF Z5055.U4M3 [1962-1985]
For later years see Masters abstracts international.
Masters abstracts international.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.U4M3 [1986-1998]
DANA REF Z5055.U4M3 [1986-2006]
For earlier years see Masters abstracts.
Master's theses directories.
DANA REF Z5055.U5M46 [1993-2005]
For earlier years see by Social Sciences and Law section below; Master's theses directories. Education.
Microfilm abstracts.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511 [1938-1951]
For later years see Dissertation Abstracts.
Arts and Humanities
Canadian art and architecture: an annotated bibliography of theses and dissertations. Diane E. Peters.
Lanham, Md.; Oxford: Scarecrow Press, 2003.
ART STACKS Z5961.C3P47 2003
Canadian music and music education: an annotated bibliography of theses and dissertations. Diane E. Peters.
Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
MUSIC REF ML120.C2P47 1997
Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1966-1969]
For earlier years see General listing above; Dissertation Abstracts.
For later years see Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1969-1994]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1969-1999]
For earlier years see Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
Dissertations in English and American literature; theses accepted by American, British, and German universities, 1865-1964. Lawrence F. McNamee.
New York: Bowker, 1968.
ALEXANDER REF Z5053.M32 [plus supplements covering 1964-1973]
CAMDEN REF Z5053.M32 [plus supplements covering 1964-1973]
Dissertations in history; an index to dissertations completed in history departments of United States and Canadian universities. Warren F. Kuehl.
[Lexington]: University of Kentucky Press, 1965-
ALEXANDER REF Z6201.K8
CAMDEN STACKS Z6201.K8
DANA REF Z6201.K8
DOUGLASS REF Z6201.K8
Dissertations in history, 1970-June 1980: an index to dissertations completed in history departments of United States & Canadian universities. Warren F. Kuehl.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Information Services, c1985.
ALEXANDER REF Z6201.K82 1985
Doctoral dissertations in history
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.U49L7 [1973-1993]
For earlier years see List of doctoral dissertations in history in progress or recently completed in the United States.
Doctoral dissertations in musicology February 1984-April 1995. Edited by Cecil Adkins and Alis Dickinson. 2nd series, 2nd cumulative ed.
[Philadelphia, Pa.]: American Musicological Society ; [S.l.]: International Musicological Society, 1996.
MUSIC REF ML128.M8A35 1996
Ethnoart: Africa, Oceania, and the Americas: a bibliography of theses and dissertations. Eugene C. Burt.
New York: Garland Pub., 1988.
ART REF N5311.B88 1988
DOUGLASS REF N5311.B88 1988
List of doctoral dissertations in history in progress or recently completed in the United States
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.U49L7 [1947-1973 with gaps]
For later years see Doctoral dissertations in history.
Religion and the American experience, 1620-1900: a bibliography of doctoral dissertations. Compiled by Arthur P. Young and E. Jens Holley; with the assistance of Annette Blum.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1992.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z7757.U5Y68 1992
Religion and the American experience, the twentieth century: a bibliography of doctoral disserations. Compiled by Arthur P. Young and E. Jens Holley; with the assistance of Phyllis C. Watts.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z7757.U5Y69 1994
Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland, 1716-1950: Volume 1, Social sciences and humanities. Roger R. Bilboul, editor, Francis L. Kent, associate editor.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1975.
ALEXANDER REF & STACKS Z5055.G69 R45 V.1 [plus supplement]
Spanish Golden Age drama: an annotated bibliography of United States doctoral dissertations, 1899-1992; with a supplement of non-United States dissertations. John J. Reynolds, Szilvia E. Szmuk.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z2694.D7R6 1998
Theses in American literature, 1896-1971. Compiled and edited by Patsy C. Howard.
Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 1973.
ALEXANDER REF Z1225.H63
Theses in English literature, 1894-1970. Compiled and edited by Patsy C. Howard.
Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 1973.
ALEXANDER REF Z2011.H59
CAMDEN REF PR83.H69 1973
Business
Canadian Graduate theses 1919-1967; an annotated bibliography (covering economics, business and industrial relations). W. D. Wood; L. A. Kelly; [and] P. Kingston Kumar.
Ont., Industrial Relations Centre, Queen's University, 1970.
ALEXANDER REF Z5055.C2W6
Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1966-1969]
For earlier years see General listing above; Dissertation Abstracts.
For later years see Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1969-1994]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1969-1999]
For earlier years see Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
Medicine
Dissertation abstracts. B, sciences and engineering.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511B [1966-1969]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1966-1969]
For earlier years see General listing above; Dissertation Abstracts.
For later years see Dissertation abstracts international. B, the sciences and engineering.
Dissertation abstracts international. B, the sciences and engineering.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511B [1969-1994]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1969-1998]
For earlier years see Dissertation abstracts. B, sciences and engineering.
Science, Technology, and Math
Bibliography of geoscience theses of the United States and Canada.
Alexandria, Va.: American Geological Insitute, 1993.
LSM REF QE76.B54 1993
Dissertation abstracts. B, sciences and engineering.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511B [1966-1969]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1966-1969]
For earlier years see General listing above; Dissertation Abstracts.
For later years see Dissertation abstracts international. B, the sciences and engineering.
Dissertation abstracts international. B, the sciences and engineering.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511B [1969-1994]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1969-1998]
For earlier years see Dissertation abstracts. B, sciences and engineering.
Masters theses in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and universities of the United States.
LSM REF Z7401.M35 [1956-1972]
For later years see Masters theses in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and universities of the United States and Canada.
Masters theses in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and universities of the United States and Canada.
LSM REF Z7401.M35 [1974-1998]
For earlier years see Masters theses in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and universities of the United States.
Social Sciences and Law
Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1966-1969]
For earlier years see General listing above; Dissertation Abstracts.
For later years see Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
Dissertation abstracts international. A, humanities and social sciences.
ANNEX STACKS Z5055.U4M511A [1969-1994]
DANA REF Z5055.D6 [1969-1999]
For earlier years see Dissertation abstracts. A, the humanities and social sciences.
Higher education in American life, 1636-1986: a bibliography of dissertations and theses. Compiled by Arthur P. Young.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5814.U7Y69 1988
Journalism abstracts.
ALEXANDER REF Z6940.J67 [1963-1993]
For later years see Journalism & mass communication abstracts.
Journalism & mass communication abstracts.
ALEXANDER REF Z6940.J67 [1994-1999]
For earlier years see Journalism Abstracts.
Master's theses directories. Education.
ALEXANDER REF Z5816.I6A3 [1991]
DANA REF Z5815.U5M37 [1991-1992]
For earlier years see Master's theses in education.
For later years see General listing above; Master's theses directories.
Master's theses in education.
ALEXANDER REF Z5816.I6A3 [1951-1990]
DANA REF Z5816.I6A3 [1951-1990]
For later years see Master's theses directories. Education.
Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland, 1716-1950: Volume 1, Social sciences and humanities. Roger R. Bilboul, editor, Francis L. Kent, associate editor.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1975.
ALEXANDER REF & STACKS Z5055.G69 R45 V.1 [plus supplement]
